12-letter words containing w, r, i, n
- run off with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sandwich bar — a place where sandwiches are sold
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- screen-wiper — windshield wiper.
- screenwriter — a person who writes screenplays, especially as an occupation or profession.
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- series-wound — noting a commutator motor in which the field circuit and armature circuit are connected in series.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- sinisterwise — in a leftwards direction
- sink or swim — fail or succeed
- sir lawrence — Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- slow-burning — (of combustible material) burning relatively slowly
- snowboarding — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
- speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
- spring water — water from natural underground source
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- storm window — a supplementary window sash for protecting a window against drafts, driving rain, etc.
- subway train — a train that runs on an underground railway
- swap trading — a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts in trading
- swing bridge — a bridge that can open by pivoting on a central pier to let vessels pass.
- swiss-french — of or relating to a person from French-speaking Switzerland
- swiss-german — of or relating to a person from German-speaking Switzerland
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- twenty-first — next after the twentieth; being the ordinal number for 21.
- twenty-sixer — a liquor bottle of around 26 ounces (0.750 litre) capacity
- twenty-third — next after the twenty-second; being the ordinal number for 23.
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- twitteringly — in a twittering manner
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- underwetting — Underwetting is a condition which affects the packing surface in a distillation vessel, and makes the liquid film on the surface break up.
- underwriting — the act of undertaking to purchase at an agreed price any unsold portion of a public issue of shares etc
- underwritten — past participle of underwrite.
- uniform with — having the same form, appearance, etc. as
- unreviewable — a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
- unswervingly — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- unwaveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unwearyingly — in an unwearying manner
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipful — not worshipful; not showing reverence or admiration
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- vine-growing — of, relating to, or characterized by the cultivation of grapevines
- wackyparsing — (Internet, slang) present participle of wackyparse.